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Opinion: Opinion | China’s Chip March Is Fast Becoming A Nightmare For US

Just over a year ago, when Chinese smartphone and telecoms giant Huawei launched its latest smartphone, the Mate60 Pro, eyebrows were raised in Washington. More than 85% of the 37 chips used in it were locally manufactured, including the advanced 7 nanometre (nm) chip. The Biden administration wondered how China had managed to produce the advanced chip that powered the phone. The White House was secure in the knowledge that the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 had erected enough high walls around its cutting microchip technology, ensuring that it remained out of China’s reach. Additionally, in 2019, the US government barred Huawei from accessing its high-end chipmaking tools, citing national security concerns. A Multi-Pronged… Read More »Opinion: Opinion | China’s Chip March Is Fast Becoming A Nightmare For US

Man Cites “Live-In Relationship Agreement” To Get Bail In Rape Case

To secure pre-arrest bail in a rape case filed by his partner in Mumbai, a 46-year-old man has produced a “live-in relationship agreement” that he claims states that they would not file any case of sexual harassment against each other. Except, the 29-year-old woman who took him to court told a Mumbai court that the signature on the document was not hers. The woman works as a caregiver for the elderly, while the accused is a government employee, said the police, which is now trying to verify the so-called relationship pact. The woman has alleged that her partner had promised to marry her and had raped her multiple times during the time they were living… Read More »Man Cites “Live-In Relationship Agreement” To Get Bail In Rape Case

In Shivaji Statue Collapse Case, Lookout Notice Issued For Contractor

Police in Maharashtra’s Sindhudurg district has issued a Look Out Circular against contractor Jaydeep Apte in connection with the collapse of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s statue at Rajkot fort, officials said on Tuesday. An LOC is issued to airports and all other exit points to stop a person from fleeing the country. Mr Apte, a Thane-based sculptor, had executed the contract to make the statue. Following its collapse on August 26, less than nine months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated it on the coastal fort, Malvan police registered a case against Apte and structural consultant Chetan Patil for negligence and other offences. Mr Patil was arrested from Kolhapur, whereas search was on for Apte, a… Read More »In Shivaji Statue Collapse Case, Lookout Notice Issued For Contractor

Another Japan Teen Ends Life On Most Dangerous Day For Country’s Children: September 1

<p><span style=”font-weight: 400;”>As a 17-year-old Japanese student jumped to her death from a shopping centre on Sunday, it marked more than one tragedy. Not only had a young person taken the extreme step to end her life, she had done so on a date that now marks a macabre place on calendars in Japan: September 1.</span></p> <p><span style=”font-weight: 400;”>While the exact cause of Sunday&rsquo;s suicide is not known, September 1 has for years seen hundreds of young people end their lives in Japan. According to a BBC report citing official statistics, more Japanese people under the age of 18 kill themselves on 1 September than on any other day.</span></p> <p><span style=”font-weight: 400;”>Early September is when… Read More »Another Japan Teen Ends Life On Most Dangerous Day For Country’s Children: September 1

In A Crop Top And Low Waist Jeans, Malaika Arora Wears Her Stretch Marks Like A Badge Of Honour

Under all the fitness routines and fashion inspiration, we often forget that celebrities are humans who experience natural challenges to their bodies. Malaika Arora is especially candid when it comes to embracing her true self. The actress took to her Instagram stories to post a “toilfie” (a selfie taken in a washroom) where she can be seen posing in a crop top and low-rise jeans. Her physique was in fit form owing to all the workout hours she puts in daily. But that wasn’t all that was visible. A closer look and one can spot her stretch marks on her waist and lower abdomen. The stretch marks may be a result of pregnancy when she gave birth… Read More »In A Crop Top And Low Waist Jeans, Malaika Arora Wears Her Stretch Marks Like A Badge Of Honour